Easter (Semana Santa)

A view from our trip to the South of Spain.
It was a perfect getaway- and all the planning by Ricardo!

In Ronda... built on the cliffs of the village

In Arcos de la Frontera... los pueblos blancos

In Conil... what an amazing sunset!

In Bolonia... with the roman ruins and beach in the middle of nowhere

In Tarifa.... the southernmost tip of Europe- you can see Africa from here

and a quick trip to Gibraltar to see the Monkeys....

T-E-double N-E-double S-double E

From sunshine to snow....... Nashville, Knoxville and in between- What a great trip!

What did I love best- Seeing my family, my bestest friends, and the Sweet tea!
I was able to take advantage of the Euro-Dollar ratio pretty well, and thus you should now see the US economy doing much better. =)

What do I look forward to the next time- my next Pedicure with Christy, brown baggin´ wine, Addie not falling over for the pictures (though I´ve never laughed so hard), and spending more time with those I saw and those I missed.

Here´s a few of my favorite pics from Addie´s 6 month bday. Check out her cutie new bloomers!




And Representing Richards´ Construction and Development at the Home Show!

All Work and No Play!

Where have I been? January and February have been work, work, work..... This was a photo taken a few years ago during my "vessel tour" from Argentina to Brazil. These days- I´m mostly inside the offices. For those curious- I work in the "Process Excellence" team redesigning and improving our business. I´m the Training and Communications Manager for Spain, France, Portugal, Morocco, Tunisia, and Algeria.

Maersk is under quite a bit of restructuring these days and the work has picked up quite a bit. Needless to say- I need a vacation! And I´m trying to pack them in....
I´ll be home the first of March, to the South of Spain for Easter, Granada and Sevilla in April when my mom comes to visit, and a nice 18-day trip to Asia in May. Hopefully my post get a bit more exciting after this month. =)

We wish you a Merry Chrismtas and a Happy New Year!

Merry Christmas Everyone! I must admit it was a bit tough to miss Christmas in Tennessee. This is for sure one of my favorite holidays, but it was nice to take part in the traditions here in Spain. Feliz Navidad y Feliz Año Nuevo! I wish all of you a very happy and healthy 2008.

Here are a few pictures from the holidays in Spain. Santa brought "the Riches" new skis- so we had to try them out. A few times.....

Fiesta with the PEX team









Skiing in Formigal Christmas Weekend









Skiing in Baquiera New Year´s Weekend












New Years Eve in Bilbao












Such a funny photo!

A long weekend to the coast

We started in Barcelona......


And then headed to La Costa Brava...


And I might have bought a new "Lupo" bag along the way....

A Room with a View

I took this picture from the hotel room during my last trip to London. Come to find out the company booked me in the same hotel I stayed at during New Years of 1999. Nice trip down memory lane....

Wedding in Egypt

My dear friends Henrik and Shereen got married in Cairo on October 19th. Here are a few of my favorite pics from the wedding. From belly dancing to the main event at the Pyramids of Giza- it was an unforgettable experience! So nice to have the Italian crew together again.